Legal Opinion
Tinsley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 25, 1986PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In 1980, the Elmore County Grand Jury charged that Tyrone Tinsley "did escape, or attempt to escape from a penal facility, to-wit: Draper Correctional Center, in violation of § 13A-10-31, Code of Alabama. . . ." In 1983, Tinsley pled guilty to escape in the first degree "as charged in the indictment," and after a showing of six prior felony convictions he was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender.
Upon appeal of his conviction Tinsley was provided with an appointed attorney who filed a "no merit letter" with this court on June 23, 1983. Tinsley's conviction was affirmed without…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Thomas Meacham, Joseph Ward, Edward William Gilroy, Bobby Gene Hayes and Donald L. MetsgerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ex Parte BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Ex Parte RiversSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Holder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
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- Pardue v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
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